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About Purandarpur Village

Purandarpur is a large village in Raninagar I tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,155, made up of 1,097 males and 1,058 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purandarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purandarpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Raninagar I
Pincode 742304
Area (hectares) 122.61 hectares
Population 2,155
Male Population 1,097
Female Population 1,058
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Purandarpur compares

By the 2011 count Purandarpur is the 27th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,889 residents. Its 122.61 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Purandarpur

Purandarpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purandarpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Nalbatta, Naodapara, Natkuli and Paharpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Purandarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Purandarpur village had a population of 2,155. That makes it the 27th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,889 residents.

Purandarpur village has 1,097 males and 1,058 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purandarpur has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Purandarpur is 742304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purandarpur covers 122.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Purandarpur falls under Raninagar I tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Purandarpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Purandarpur.

Purandarpur is in Raninagar I tehsil of Murshidabad district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Purandarpur today is likely to be higher.

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